AEE 5541:Instructional and Communication Technologies in Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Summer B 2005
Monday/Wednesdays, 2-4:45 p.m.
aee6541.ifas.ufl.edu
Syllabus in .pdf format.
Instructor:
Ricky W. Telg, Ph.D.
220 Rolfs Hall
(352) 392-0502, ext. 224
FAX 392-9585
E-mail: rtelg@ifas.ufl.edu
For more information on the instructor,
click here.
Office Hours:
MW 10-1 p.m. and by appointment as needed.
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Course Description: This course
focuses on the planning and production of written, electronic and visual instructional
and communication materials for programs in agricultural and extension education
and agricultural communication.
Course Objectives: Following the completion of this course, the
learner will be able to:
• Plan and design instructional materials and media presentations.
• Produce instructional materials and media presentations suitable for classroom
and corporate educational uses.
• Select media and materials to support instruction and communication.
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Text/Required
Readings: No textbook is required for this course; however, a course
packet is required for this course. It may be purchased at the University Bookstore
(HUB). Other course readings are posted on the course’s Web site. Successful
students will read assigned materials before class and be prepared for discussion
with the instructor and fellow students.
Course
Information:
Supplies: A VHS
videotape and/or a mini-DV videotape will be supplied to each person for use
in this class to use for editing and shooting. Students also will be supplied
with blank CD-ROMs and DVDs to save finished videos onto.
Suggested additional supplies:
• Additional videotapes for editing/shooting
• USB jump drive OR Zip disk. (If
you purchase a Zip disk, it is suggested that you get a PC-formatted ZIP disk.
The Macintoshes in Rolfs Hall and PCs in McCarty Hall can read 100- or 250-megabyte
ZIP disks. However, many ZIP drives in the department can only read 100-megabyte
ZIPs. You also may wish to purchase more videotapes for shooting video or
for editing.)
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Grading: The final grade for this course will be determined
on a student’s performance on the following projects. A 10-percent per day
deduction will be assessed for assignments turned in late. Work more than a week
late will not be accepted. This policy will be strictly enforced.
| Major assignment/grades |
|
| Shooting critique |
75
|
| Audience analysis |
75 |
| Music video |
125 |
| Personal Web site |
125 |
| Final project |
500 |
| Attendance/participation
|
100 |
TOTAL
= |
1000 |
| |
|
Grading scale
| A = |
920-1000 |
| B+ = |
870-919 |
| B = |
820-869 |
| C+ = |
770-819 |
| C = |
720-769 |
| D+ = |
670-719 |
| D = |
620-669 |
Students are required to attend class
and to be in class on time. Only documented doctor’s excuses or UF-approved
activities will be excused. Students’ grades will be lowered if they repeatedly
miss class or are late.
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